Obama's Taqiyya Sunrise

Anyone who has watched the meteoric rise of Barack Obama looks askance at an improbable career. Who is this guy? Where did he come from? And how did he gain the highest office in the land without being properly vetted?

We all know his parentage. That alone should have disqualified him from the executive office. But as this administration has demonstrated all too often, the Constitution is a suggestion and no longer the law of the land. On top of that, Obama’s antagonism towards our traditional allies is disconcerting. He packed up a gift from Great Britain – a bust of Winston Churchill - and sent it back across the pond. He has been less than cordial to Israel. Some would say hostile. Of course, there are those who make the absurd argument that Obama is the biggest Zionist that ever resided in the White House. The pseudo-intellectual Thomas Friedman of the New York Times recently made that attempt:

The only question I have when it comes to President Barack Obama and Israel is whether he is the most pro-Israel president in history or just one of the most.

Why? Because the question of whether Israel has the need and the right to preemptively attack Iran as it develops a nuclear potential is one of the most hotly contested issues on the world stage today. It is also an issue fraught with danger for Israel and U.S. Jews, neither of whom want to be accused of dragging America into a war, especially one that could weaken an already frail world economy.

In that context, Obama, in his interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg and in his address to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby, offered the greatest support for Israel that any president could at this time: He redefined the Iran issue. He said - rightly - that it was not simply about Israel's security, but about U.S. national security and global security.

Maybe Mr. Friedman should look up the term taqiyya. It’s a lovely word that all Muslims can appreciate. Just ask Obama at sunrise.



Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/03/08/3078512/obama-israels-best-friend.html#storylink=cpy